Dundon Beacon

Map of  Dundon Beacon

The map shows you the route that this butterfly transect follows.


County:Somerset (England)
Gridref:ST485324
Year established:2003
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1938
Width (m):10
Broad habitat:Dry semi/unimproved (flower rich) chalk/limestone grassland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange Tip?23more
Ringlet?19more
Silver-washed Fritillary?5.8more
Brown Argus?1.2more
Holly Blue?5.8more
Small Heath?12more
Clouded Yellow?6.2more
Dingy Skipper?2.0more
Brimstone?43more
Small Copper?3.4more
Meadow Brown?440more
Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown?86more
Marbled White?22more
Peacock?24more
Large Skipper?1.4more
Speckled Wood?150more
Wall Brown?0.73more
Large White?79more
Green-veined White?38more
Small White?88more
Comma?18more
Common Blue?57more
Grizzled Skipper?1.0more
Small Skipper?7.2more
Red Admiral?48more
Painted Lady?4.7more
Small/Essex Skipper?3.0more
Brown Hairstreak?0.44more

This table shows the species that have been recorded on this site. Where sufficient data is available, trends in abundance are assessed and colonisation/extinction events are identified. Species are marked as 'asynchronous' when their trends on this site are markedly different from the national trend. Click on 'more' to see a plot of abundance through time for each species. See green question mark above for more details.

Links to counts
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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